Ronaldo Hernandez Named MWL Player of the Month
Published on July 9, 2018 under Midwest League (MWL1) News Release
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Minor League Baseball has selected Bowling Green Hot Rods (Rays) Catcher Ronaldo Hernandez as the Midwest League Player of the Month for June.
Bowling Green Hot Rods (Rays) catcher Ronaldo Hernandez batted .366 in 22 games in June and led the Midwest League in home runs (10), extra-base hits (17), total bases (68), slugging percentage (.829) and OPS (1.227). He finished second in runs (20), third in RBI (25) and fourth in average (.366). Hernandez, 20, was signed by Tampa Bay out of Arjona, Colombia, on May 30, 2015.
Hernandez, as Player of the Month, joins the following Midwest League June award winners named weekly.
Week
Batter/Team
Pitcher/Team
6/4-6/10
Ryan Noda, Lansing (TOR)
Paul Balestrieri, Peoria (STL)
(.500/.632/1.429, 5 G, 7-for-14, 1 2B, 4 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 5 BB, 4 K)
(1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 1 SHO, 9 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K)
6/11-6/17
Nolan Jones, Lake County (CLE)
Wyatt Marks, Beloit (OAK)
(.500/.538/.833, 6 G, 12-for-27, 2 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB, 6 K)
(0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K)
6/18-6/24
Ryan Noda, Lansing (TOR)
Patrick Sandoval, Quad Cities (HOU)
(.438/.500/1.125, 4 G, 7-for-16, 3 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 4 R, 2 BB, 4 K)
(1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K)
6/25-7/1
Ernie De La Trinidad, Kane County (ARI)
Jordan Balazovic, Cedar Rapids (MIN)
(.435/.481/.870, 6 G, 10-for-23, 1 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 8 R, 3 BB, 2 K)
(1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 10 K)
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